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title: "The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education Contracts awarded 01.06.25 - 31.08.25"
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# The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education Contracts awarded 01.06.25 - 31.08.25

Buyer: STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033a83

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## Summary

Staffordshire County Council has completed the procurement process titled "The Provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education." This initiative focused on education and training services was conducted through a restricted tendering procedure and used a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The procurement aimed to engage multiple suppliers for services within the UK, specifically targeting the region of UKG24, Staffordshire. The procurement stage is complete, with contracts awarded on 1 June 2025, running until 31 August 2025. The project involved a range of educational lots such as full-time and part-time alternative provisions, tutoring, and complementary provisions, designed to support vulnerable children and young people.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services. Suppliers could tender for different lots tailored to specific educational needs, such as full-time and part-time education outside the standard school setting or supplementary tutoring services. The DPS mechanism allows flexibility and continuous engagement over the timeline, offering recurrent revenue opportunities. This opportunity is particularly suitable for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with capabilities in specialised educational services and who can collaborate effectively with local authority initiatives to enhance the educational outcomes of vulnerable children. Suppliers like CRT Enterprises Limited and past participants have demonstrated success in leveraging this framework to contribute to the community, marking an accessible opportunity for qualified educational service providers.

## Notice

The Council invites suppliers to tender for a Dynamic Purchasing System (known as DPS) for the provision of Opportunities to Improve Attainment and Engage Vulnerable Children and Young People in Education. Suppliers are able to tender against one or more of the following lots: Lot 1 - Full-time alternative provision; Lot 2 - Part-time alternative provision; Lot 3 - Tutoring; Lot 4 - Complementary Provision. This DPS is run as a completely electronic process using the Authority's eSourcing solution (Proactis). This Award Notice is to advise the market of Call offs Contracts that have been awarded from the DPS on a quarterly basis against respective Lots.

### Lot Information

Full-time Alternative Provision

Education Provision offered to a pupil outside of the school setting for 25 hours a week or more. Provision should be age appropriate and cover the school curriculum to achieve accredited qualifications. This provision could be to support one pupil or a group (maximum group size is 8). The provider should be registered as an independent school if providing full-time education to five or more pupils of statutory school age or one pupil who is LAC and/or has an EHCP.

Options: Initial Contract Period 1st August 2018 to 31st July 2020, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to the 31st July 2022 and for a further 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2025.

Part Time Alternative Provision

Education provision that is delivered outside of the school setting to enhance the school curriculum and/or a vocational placement. Provision should be age appropriate and lead to improved attainment and progress including the achievement of accredited qualifications, academic and wider learning outcomes and/or vocational skills development. Pupils will remain registered at their current school. Part-time hours are flexible to meet the needs of the child/young person i.e. half a day once or twice a week. This provision could be to support one pupil or a group.

Options: Initial Contract Period 1st August 2018 to 31st July 2020, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to the 31st July 2022 and for a further 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2025.

Tutoring

Tutoring provision delivered by qualified teachers outside of the school setting to support the school curriculum and/or the specific needs of a pupil. Programmes are usually bespoke and delivered to individuals or a small group of a maximum of 6 pupils.

Options: Initial Contract Period 1st August 2018 to 31st July 2020, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to the 31st July 2022 and for a further 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2025.

Complementary Provision

This describes bespoke and personalised programmes of proactive support, mentoring and/or coaching, which will be offered to pupils to enhance their learning experience and engagement. This could include physical activities or therapeutic interventions. This will support or improve behaviour, attendance and the re-integration of pupils into mainstream schools.

Options: Initial Contract Period 1st August 2018 to 31st July 2020, with the option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to the 31st July 2022 and for a further 3 x 12 months to 31st August 2025.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069592-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £29,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,790 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STAFFORD |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST16 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Stafford |
| Electoral ward | Forebridge |
| Westminster constituency | Stafford |
| Delivery location | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 6 |
| Supplier names | AIM; ALDRIDGE PREMIER TUITION; BE MY TUTOR; CRT ENTERPRISES; EM SKILLS ENTERPRISE; NATIONAL TEACHING & ADVISORY SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2025 at 09:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069592-2025
- 1 Aug 2025 at 11:43 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045199-2025
- 28 Jul 2025 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043621-2025
- 4 Jul 2025 at 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037348-2025
- 20 Dec 2024 at 11:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041160-2024
- 8 Oct 2024 at 10:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032189-2024
- 24 Jul 2024 at 15:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023095-2024
- 24 Jul 2024 at 14:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023077-2024
- 10 May 2024 at 08:29 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014906-2024
- 15 Mar 2023 at 09:39 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007481-2023
- 18 May 2022 at 08:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013285-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:255160-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Procurement/Contract-award-notices/Alternative-education-award-notices.aspx
- https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx

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